Location: Azeroth (planet) > Eastern Kingdoms > Northern Continent (Lordaeron) Quel’Thalas is the kingdom that the high elves founded in the northern reaches of the Eastern Kingdoms after their exile from the night elf society on Kalimdor.

Ragnaros the Firelord was the Elemental Lord and master of all fire elementals. He used to reside in the lower depths of Blackrock Mountain near the center of the Eastern Kingdoms, and is a raid boss in WoW Classic and Cataclysm.

Sargeras was the strongest of the benevolent titan Pantheon who shaped Azeroth and countless other worlds. He eventually went mad because of the Void Lords, who spread an incurable corruption across worlds. Possessed by the belief that existence was fragile and that order was an impossible to attain, he formed the demonic Burning Legion to purge worlds and undo the …

Faction: The Scourge is the Lich King’s undead army, which encompasses the majority of undead on the world of Azeroth. Event: The Scourge of Lordaeron was a military campaign in which Lich King Ner’zhul brought the Northern continent Eastern Kingdoms to its knees and turned its human populations into undead servants. These humans were later freed by Sylvanas and joined …

The Shattered Hand was originally a clan of orc slaves who, led by Kargath Bladefist, freed themselves from the Highmaul ogres by severing their own hands from chains (hence the clan’s name).

Location: Azeroth (planet) > Eastern Kingdoms > Southern Continent (Azeroth) Stormwind generally refers to the Kingdom of Stormwind and specifically to its capital city. Stormwind reigns over the lower half of the Southern continent of the Eastern Kingdoms, known as Azeroth, hence it was once called the Kingdom of Azeroth. Stormwind was the first force to meet the Orcish Horde’s …

Sylvanas Windrunner (AKA Dark Lady or Banshee Queen) was queen of the Forsaken (the undead of Lordaeron who defected from the Lich King’s Scourge) and the Horde Warchief to succeeded Vol’jin. She used to be a Ranger-General in Quel’Thalas (high elven kingdom) before the Third War, when Arthas killed and resurrected her as a banshee.

Expansion: The Burning Crusade (2007, AKA TBC) is World of Warcraft’s first expansion. It mostly takes place in Outland, the orcish homeworld of Draenor after it had been shattered. The expansion introduced flying mounts and two new playable races. The expansion’s final bosses include Kael’thas Sunstrider, Illian Stormrage and Legion leader Kil’jaeden. Ongoing Event: The Burning Crusade is the grand …

Therazane the Stonemother is the Elemental Lord of earth and mother of all earth elementals on Azeroth. In Cataclysm, she is a neutral quest-giver in Deepholm.

Thrall is the orc shaman who founded the new Horde during the Third War (year 20) and was Warchief until the Sundering (Cataclysm expansion). He grew up in human captivity following the assassination of his father, Durotan, in Alterac, Azeroth.